Parking Program

Parking Program

Please note that the Canmore Nordic Centre was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics, which did not allow for any parking whatsoever on site. The location was never built to accommodate the special needs of the 24 Hours of Adrenalin. That said, over the years we continually look to make improvements to support the needs of participants, spectators, partners and our organizing team. While we consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have a venue like the CNCPP host the 24 Hours of Adrenalin, it can’t be everything to everyone. Only through the cooperation of those attending can we run a smooth event. Please take the time to plan in advance and understand that all of the rules pertaining to onsite parking, passes and the front gate are done with the intention of providing a smoothly run event with many working parts. Remember, it’s a weekend away with your friends and family in one of the world’s great outdoor playgrounds. Be polite to those in positions that are supporting the event and make sure to listen to them at all times.

VEHICLE ACCESS

Each team (2 – 10) and/or solo athlete receives only one parking pass, as the venue can only accommodate a limited number of vehicles onsite. Note that teams with an RV site DO NOT receive an additional parking pass.

FOR 2017 – there is an opportunity to purchase an additional parking pass for vehicles. These passes will be handled the same way that team parking passes are handled – that is distributed at the front gate and returned to the front gate upon exiting the venue.

Remember, there is NO shuttle program for 2017!

FRONT GATE

From Friday of the event weekend, the front gate limits parking access to those who have a vehicle parking pass ONLY, as per the rules of the event. All “parking passes” are picked up at the Front Gate house, inside the main gate of the CNCPP. The front gate opens at 12 noon on Friday and closes at 11 p.m. on Friday night. NO access is permitted after 11 p.m. A security guard will be onsite from 11 p.m. until the front gate reopens on Saturday morning ~ 8 a.m.

OFF SITE PARKING

Hosting the number of people we do for the weekend requires a delicate balance for a venue with limited parking spaces. Over the past 20 years the Town of Canmore has grown a great deal and even downtown parking is at a premium. Many years ago we started an off-site parking and shuttle program to assist with the continued growth of the event.

In 2015, we looked at the results of several surveys, and created an in and out parking pass distribution system through the Front Gate at the CNCPP. This system worked incredibly well and we will continue with the program again this year.

The Front Gate program for parking passes, entry and exit program is described below.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING ON SPRAY LAKES ROAD DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT – VEHICLES PARKED IN NO PARKING AREAS WILL BE SUBJECT TO TOWING AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE.

Due to the limited amount of parking at the CNCPP and the volume of people accessing the venue over the 3-day period, it is imperative that 24 Hours of Adrenalin implement a parking plan to both control the influx of people, as well as make the move in process for campers as seamless as possible.

To that end, as in previous years, each team will be permitted to have only one (1) vehicle parked at the Nordic Centre. Although corporate teams are given two camping sites, they are still only permitted to have one (1) vehicle in the Nordic Centre parking lot. A ‘vehicle’ is defined as a car, truck, van, camper, or RV.

This year there is an opportunity to purchase additional parking passes online – please do so before the event weekend.

Pick up of the parking pass will be at the Front Gate of the Nordic Centre at the times indicated below.

To aid with move in and avoid offsite exchanges of parking plates, we are implementing a ‘check-in AND check-out’ process. Vehicles will need to stop at the Gate House to pick up a parking pass and then again to drop off that parking pass when they are leaving. This will allow several team members to use their one pass, while ensuring that only one team vehicle is on site at one time. No vehicles coming to the front gate with a pass already in their vehicle will be allowed to enter.

Move in for all teams is from:

Friday at 12:00 noon. – 11:00 p.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

If cars arrive outside of these hours, they will be denied entry.

Absolutely no Thursday evening move in – anyone found parked or camped overnight on Thursday will be subject to towing!!